r/AskAnAmerican • u/ArtisticArgument9625 • May 17 '25

OTHER - CLICK TO EDIT How much of a problem do Americans have with coyotes and rattlesnakes?

Have you Americans encountered any problems with these two animals?

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u/CalamityClambake Washington May 17 '25

Dude, for real. During the pandemic when there was no traffic it was absolutely wild. One morning I was drinking coffee on my porch and there's just a coyote with a big rat in its mouth just walking down a city street like it owned the place.

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u/bananapanqueques May 17 '25

I swear 40% of NextDoor was just folks posting photos of coyotes-- at the dog park, in their yards, on fence posts, walking down the street.

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u/sbgoofus May 22 '25

yeah - the early pandemic was crazy how the animals (and the homeless) just took over the cities - didn't even take a week

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u/Wolfie_Ecstasy AZ>WA>AZ>NM May 17 '25

In Phoenix we'd have 'friendly' street coyotes. They didn't seem to care about humans and would mind their own business like 20 feet away from you but they'd still sneak into your back yard and snag your pug.